Duplicate IP addresses in wp_IPBLC_blacklist

  • Resolved NoNewWars

    (@nonewwars)


    9 years, 4 months ago

    I noticed that sometimes the same IP address can appear multiple times on the page=wp-IPBLC-list page. These duplicates exist in wp_IPBLC_blacklist and have been automatically added by the plugin, not by me.

    For example:

    IP 		count(1)
31.210.86.3 	47
50.63.86.220 	67
149.202.53.68 	56

    When this happens, both the visits and lastvisit are zero. For example, running this query that lists all the duplicated IP addresses:

    SELECT	*
FROM	wp_IPBLC_blacklist
WHERE	IP in
	(	SELECT	IP
		FROM	wp_IPBLC_blacklist
		GROUP BY	wp_IPBLC_blacklist.IP
		HAVING	count(1) > 1
	)
ORDER BY	IP, timestamp

    shows this:

    id, IP, timestamp, visits, lastvisit,
    820, 149.202.53.68, 1447521826, 0, 0
    821, 149.202.53.68, 1447521826, 0, 0
    822, 149.202.53.68, 1447521827, 0, 0
    823, 149.202.53.68, 1447521827, 0, 0
    <snip 48 rows>
    872, 149.202.53.68, 1447521860, 0, 0
    873, 149.202.53.68, 1447521861, 0, 0
    874, 149.202.53.68, 1447521861, 0, 0
    875, 149.202.53.68, 1447521862, 0, 0

    767, 31.210.86.3, 1447407871, 0, 0
    768, 31.210.86.3, 1447407872, 0, 0
    769, 31.210.86.3, 1447407873, 0, 0
    770, 31.210.86.3, 1447407873, 0, 0
    <snip 39 rows>
    810, 31.210.86.3, 1447407899, 0, 0
    811, 31.210.86.3, 1447407900, 0, 0
    813, 31.210.86.3, 1447407901, 0, 0
    812, 31.210.86.3, 1447407901, 0, 0

    877, 50.63.86.220, 1447551362, 0, 0
    878, 50.63.86.220, 1447551363, 0, 0
    879, 50.63.86.220, 1447551364, 0, 0
    880, 50.63.86.220, 1447551364, 0, 0
    <snip 58 rows>
    940, 50.63.86.220, 1447551403, 0, 0
    941, 50.63.86.220, 1447551403, 0, 0
    942, 50.63.86.220, 1447551404, 0, 0
    943, 50.63.86.220, 1447551405, 0, 0

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  • Thread Starter NoNewWars

    (@nonewwars)

    Also, I notice these are all cases where someone is using system.multicall to try to log in.

    Plugin Author Adiie9

    (@ad33lx)

    Hi,

    I did check my all sites and none of them are showing duplicates. in plugin there is checker before adding IPs to database.
    Most probably your MySQL is not latest version. May be, not sure.

    But still, I will look into this issue again.

    Regards,
    Adeel

    Thread Starter NoNewWars

    (@nonewwars)

    Since writing the above, there is another incidence. IP address 195.154.188.9 appearing 37 times.

    That IP address attempted 41 logins using “XML-RPC.NET” in 21 seconds.

    If it helps, these are the MySql version numbers:
    Server version: 5.5.45-cll-lve – MySQL Community Server (GPL)
    Database client version: libmysql – 5.5.45

    Plugin Author Adiie9

    (@ad33lx)

    Hi,

    I am not sure why it is not checking IPs in table and adding up again and again with XML attacks.

    Can you please do one thing? Goto IP Blacklist -> IP Blacklist (table) search: 195.154.188.9 and send me screenshot of table at [email protected]
    Meanwhile, I will look into this problem.

    Regards,
    Adeel

    Thread Starter NoNewWars

    (@nonewwars)

    Screenshot of duplicate IPs emailed.

    Incidentally, I have today changed hosting company. I have switched it from Windows to Linux, done a completely fresh WordPress installation and done a database export / import to bring the data across.

    It will be interesting to see if this makes the problem go away.

    Thread Starter NoNewWars

    (@nonewwars)

    It has happened again – multiple instances of the same IP address in the IP blacklist. I have emailed screenshots and more information about the problem.

    Plugin Author Adiie9

    (@ad33lx)

    Hi,

    Sorry for the delay. I have replied to your email. Please check.

    Regards,
    Adeel

    Plugin Author Adiie9

    (@ad33lx)

    Hi,

    I am marking this post as resolved as I didnt get any response from you since 1 weeks via email. This was my response to you:

    ——–
    Hello Mr. Simon,

    I have multiple websites on bluehost hosting accounts (three) and I have never faced any issue like that and didnt even get any from users.
    The problem could be database structure because you were using windows server.
    Please send me [prefix]_IPBLC_[TABLE] (all IPBLC tables) from database and must be in mySQL format.
    If you can upload them somewhere in zip file for downloading, it will be great for me.

    Also, make sure your Database engine is MyISAM and not INNODB.

    Problem is with database because before ADDING IP to table, plugin checks if it is already there or not. if it is there, it will update last visit time and number of visits.

    If you want, I can send you structure of tables so that you can use that structure and then upload data of tables.

    Regards,
    Adeel

    ——–

    If problem is still there, please email me at [email protected]

    Thanks,
    Adeel

    Thread Starter NoNewWars

    (@nonewwars)

    I did not reply as I have been ill and then Christmas happened.

    The most recent incident was on 14th December and it has not happened since. Since changing hosting company, the hacking attempts seem to have all but disappeared, for some reason.

    Although the database engine is MyISAM, when I installed this plugin I did have to do the fix to make it that.

    The export is in SQL format, I was not offered a “mySQL” option.

    I have emailed you the file.

    Plugin Author Adiie9

    (@ad33lx)

    Hi,

    It is okay, I understand. Hope you have enjoyed your holidays ??

    I have received your email and I will reply to you over there.

    Most probably the problem was with your hosting that is why duplicate IPs appeared.

    Regards,
    Adeel

    Thread Starter NoNewWars

    (@nonewwars)

    I didn’t make myself very clear. The hacking attempts have reduced since changing host, but not stopped. The duplicated records on the 14th appeared after changing host.

    I have another WordPress site ( blog.NoNewWars.co.uk ) I have had on this new host for some years which has had this plugin on it for a very long time. This has also got duplicated IP addresses in the IP Blacklist.

    On 15th December IP address 5.157.3.226 was added about 400 times. The attack started at 2015-12-15 07:51:30 and ended at 2015-12-15 07:57:28

    On 16th November IP address 50.93.200.221 made over 500 login attempts and was added to the IP Blacklist about 500 times. The attack started at 2015-11-16 17:30:26 and ended at 2015-11-16 17:36:15

    A much slower attack (20 times once per hour) happened 2015-12-04 from IP address 94.23.103.179 which did not cause duplicate IP address entries.

    So it was not fixed by changing host, its just that this new hosting company seems to be blocking many hacking attempts before they get to the web site, meaning fewer duplicated IP Blacklist entries.

    I think it might be related to the speed of the attack. Could it be because there are so many attempts being made at once?

    Plugin Author Adiie9

    (@ad33lx)

    Hi,

    Now I understand why you are getting duplicate IPs.

    You are getting heavy attack and in that case, Server runs slow and when simultaneous attacks from same IPs are there, server is making multiple entries for same IP.

    What I do for those websites which got heavy attacked, I changed wp-login.php to something very difficult.

    But if you are giving front end accesses to visitors, then I do not suggest you to go for it.

    if you change, you will not get POST attacks but may be XML attacks because they are not linked with wp-login.php

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